Venues guide - London 2012 Olympics

Olympic and
Paralympic Village
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London 2012 Games
Accommodation for up to
16,000 athletes and offi cials
during the Olympic Games
and over 7,000 during the
Paralympic Games
After the Games
Transformed into 2,818
new homes, including
1,379 affordable homes
and houses for sale and
rent, providing a lasting
legacy of essential new
housing for east London
Construction
May 2008 – January 2012
Facts
The Village is located in the
Olympic Park, within walking
distance of the venues –
enhancing the experience
of athletes and offi cials
who will stay there during
the Games.
Along with 67 blocks of
apartments for its residents
during the Games, the
Village has shops,
restaurants, and medical
and leisure facilities.
After the Games, the
Village will become a
new residential quarter
known as East Village,
with accommodation
ranging from one-bedroom
apartments to four- and
fi ve-bedroom houses.
The Village includes
Chobham Academy, a
new world-class education
campus with 1,800 places
for students aged 4–19 and
learning facilities for adults,
opening in September 2013.
A new health centre in the
Village provides medical
facilities for athletes during
the Games, then after 2012
becomes a new health
facility for residents of
the Village and existing
local communities.
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